Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The things that this guy comes up with..He is just too funny. Too bad I didn't have my camera handy last night. Michael found one of Daddy's cigars and decided to "try it out." It was still in the package (a gift from a customer) and not something we want to encourage...but it was pretty funny to see him with a big cigar hanging out of his mouth. Little eyes see everything......I don't even know where he picked that up.

This little girl can pack away food!!! She took her first step last night....hopefully more to come. She has been trying a variety of "table food" and I haven't found anything that she does not like yet.

Sitting pretty....I don't know why this picture is so blurry.

That is all for now. I guess I have to go back to scanning in every picture--thats how I finally got these up.

Aaannnnddddd...lets just hope that no news is good news...we still do not have a closing date. :( Patience is a virtue.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Happy Saturday!! This is the first Saturday in 3 years (that is a slight exaggeration--though it feels like not by much) that we have had an entire day together as a family with NO plans!!!!!!!

It was nice not to have to rush around and beat the clock or worry about having to go into work...

Of course, we had expected to be closing on "our" yesterday... and so today was dedicated to painting and what not...but thats okay.

We had a nice breakfast, worked on this computer (arg!!) trying to get some internet connection, did laundry, got haircuts, went to the mall to check out dishwashers--(big labor day sales!!), stopped by Sherilyn and Joe and now we're home again...Mike is making dinner (thank you.) Michael is sleeping...he is exhausted and Carina is playing.

I don't know what the deal is...I haven't been able to get pictures up here for a couple of weeks. I'm sorry. I"m getting really frustrated. I hope this posts, cause I've tried to post a few times in the past 2 weeks and I haven't been able to.

So, I bet you're wondering what the deal is with our home buying fiasco...yeah??? Well, Praise the Lord, it seems all is well. We did a bit of scrambling the past 2 weeks. We hope to close next week, Lord willing. When the papers are all signed and the deal is done...I'll give you the whole scoop. :)

I guess that is all for now...sorry no pictures. I'll have to figure out what is wrong and rectify it in the near future. Ya know--in my spare time.

Monday, August 11, 2008

YES, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED..ERR...ARE ENCOUNTERING, SOME BUMPS ALONG THE HOME BUYING ROAD....AS WE SEE IT, EACH BUMP IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRAISE AND A HUMBLING FACTOR.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: WE CANNOT MOVE THIS MONTH BECAUSE THE LORD HAS SOMETHING BETTER IN STORE FOR US DOWN THE ROAD. AND WE'RE SURE IT IS WORTH WAITING FOR. DISAPPOINTING...OF COURSE--BUT GOD IS IN CONTROL. IT MAY "WORK OUT" YET.

I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAILS, BUT DO KEEP US AND THIS SITUATION IN PRAYER. (MEANING--DON'T ASK). THANKS IN ADVANCE. :) WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED...

FAMILY SHOT...

IN OTHER NEWS, IT WAS NENA AND POPI'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE 2ND. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. THEY HAD A HAWAIIAN THEMED PARTY. AUNT SUSAN CAME OUT FROM UTAH FOR THE EVENT. IT WAS NICE TO SEE HER. CONGRATS TO MICHAEL AND PENNY ON THE NEW BABY..

CARVING THE PIG....

NENA AND "JAKIE"......

RENA HANGING OUT.....

THE HAPPY COUPLE.... :) CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

MICHAEL ALL DECKED OUT FOR THE PARTY......

SINCE THIS IS MY 3RD TIME TRYING TO GET PICTURES UP. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW. TILL NEXT TIME